Sky’s limit at The Atrium, €595,000

IN 1970, when The Atrium was built, there were queues of curious browsers around the corner, onto the Model Farm Road, to have a look-see and a walk-through: it was to be the showhouse for the Hilton development of very large family homes, on equally expansive sites, just west of the city.

And, they’ve been prized ever since.

Design of many of the houses here is attributed to architect, Charles Beale, says the vendor of The Atrium, who is now selling up after 23 years in occupation. With family reared, it’s time to downsize, she says.